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真実

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真実

truth


The word:

Closer look at the kanji:

B = Beginner | I = Intermediate | A = Advanced

真実
shin jitsu
truth

shin real, truth
jitsu fruit, substance, truth



写真 sha shin - photograph [B]
実は jitsu wa - actually, really [B]
真っ直ぐ massugu - forward, straight [B]
木の実 ki no mi - nut, berry, fruit [B]



SUGGESTED USAGE:

真実が ばれちゃった。犬のポチは猫好きだった。
shinjitsu ga barechatta. inu no pochi wa neko zuki datta.

The truth has been revealed! Pochi the dog was a cat lover.

ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:

ばれる bareru - exposed, reveal, leak out (a secret)
ばれちゃった barechatta - (unfortunately) truth was revealed The chatta / shimatta form is often used to show regret or the fact that the results were unintended.
inu - dog
ポチ pochi - Pochi a common name for dogs like fido
猫好き neko zuki - lover of cats [猫 neko (cat) + 好き suki (to like - becomes Zuki when attached to nouns)] another zuki is sakezuki [lover of drinking]
だった datta - was


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